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The financial services industry is sick. The symptoms: layoffs, losses, public mistrust. The causes: bad loans, the housing market crash, an economic downturn. The cure: Scrutiny of everything, including meetings.
It's a tough time to be in financial services. The list of companies failing or filing for bankruptcy in the past year includes American Home Mortgage, Ameriquest, New Century Financial Corp., and about 50 other lenders, firms whose largest creditors include some of the biggest names on Wall Street.
And the hits keep coming. Countrywide Financial, the nation's biggest mortgage lender, narrowly avoided bankruptcy by borrowing $11 billion. And Bear Stearns survived only after JPMorgan agreed to acquire the firm at a fire-sale price.
Meanwhile, financial services companies are laying off employees by the thousands. Citigroup plans to cut 9,000 positions, Merrill Lynch will eliminate almost 3,000 jobs, and Bear Stearns could see the elimination of 10,000 jobs once JPMorgan completes its buyout. According to a Bloomberg News estimate, financial services companies globally have cut, or announced plans to cut, 83,000 positions.
Grim Prognosis
Clearly the fallout from the rapid decline in U.S. housing sales and prices, and the subsequent collapse of the subprime mortgage industry, has been far-reaching. In April the International Monetary Fund reported that losses stemming from the mortgage crisis could hit $1 trillion. Unlike the economic downturn of 2001, firms are seeing sustained periods of unprofitability. For example, Merrill Lynch reported a $2 billion loss for the first quarter of 2008, its third consecutive quarterly loss. By contrast, the firm reported only one quarterly loss in 2001.
Even companies with minimal exposure to the subprime mortgage disaster reported a decline in profits in the first quarter compared to a year ago — MetLife, for example, reported a 37 percent loss.
And the financial services sector shows no sign that things will get better soon. "If you believe the analysts, they are slashing earnings estimates by a lot for 2008," says industry observer David Geracioti, editor-in-chief of Registered Rep magazine. "Companies like Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, and others — they are going to be earnings-impaired for a long time."
Budget Surgery
What's going to stop the bleeding? In part, meeting planners. Many are being asked to cut budgets, cut attendance, delay programs, consolidate meetings, shift sites, and examine every expenditure. Interviews with senior-level meeting managers, suppliers, and other observers suggest that while the industry is not seeing wholesale cancellations of meetings or incentives, planners are preparing for all possibilities. And they're doing what they do best — getting creative.
"We started watching our meetings spend even prior to this subprime mortgage situation by scrutinizing internal meetings particularly," says Gary Pearson, director of corporate meetings and events, AON Service Corp., in Chicago. "We've been looking at client meetings and events too, but not as heavily. We are continuing to have meetings but we're looking more closely at the number of attendees, the number of days, where the meetings are being held for travel purposes, and the food and beverage costs at those meetings."
The companies getting hit really hard are those most closely tied to the subprime mortgage fiasco. "That business has just stopped," says Carol Lynch, vice president, group global sales, Starwood. With the rest of the financial services sector, "we aren't seeing an increase in cancellations," Lynch says, "but we are seeing constriction."
Interviews with several meeting department heads at large financial services companies serve to illustrate Lynch's point:
One company had scheduled a 200-person, two-day meeting in Boston. In a budget-cutting move, the company turned the event into four regional day meetings.
A large Midwestern company is looking at changing its annual recognition conference by extending the qualification time and holding the conference every 18 or 24 months.
Another well-known firm is thinking about putting off two large upcoming incentive meetings until 2009.
"You're not necessarily seeing complete cancellations, but a different way of doing things," says one planner.
Ounce of Prevention
"My meetings are being directly affected by budget cuts," says Boston-based Jessica Crimmins, director of MetLife's Financial Solutions Group and the Business Strategy and Development Department, "Corporate is trying to be leaner and more efficient and wants to be proactive so that we don't have to act in the middle of a crisis."
One of the large education meetings that Crimmins manages, the annual Financial Planning/MetDesk Symposium, attracts 400 to 500 attendees. This year's budget was cut by 30 percent compared to 2007. Crimmins achieved $150,000 of mandated cuts by, among other things, choosing a cost-effective destination (Anaheim, Calif.), becoming more creative — and economical — with food and beverage, and reducing spending on keynote speakers.
"Now comes the interesting part," says Crimmins. "I usually get at least 400 people to this meeting. Am I going to get that kind of attendance this year?"
Incentive Immunity
While internal meetings and events seem to be taking a hit, the same may not hold true for incentives and client events. Countrywide Financial, poster company for the mortgage debacle, foreclosed on tens of thousands of loans and has laid off more than 11,000 employees since last summer. Adverse publicity about an upscale business summit the company had booked in Avon, Colo., in March prompted the company to cancel the event, as well as other similar meetings planned for the rest of the year.
But one industry planner believes that while the Countrywide example got a lot of notoriety, it serves as more of a cautionary tale than an example of what is happening throughout the financial services industry. "Everybody is still doing incentives and customer events, and they're going keep doing them because they are a necessary part of the business," she says. "The ironic thing [about Countrywide] is that when they canceled, it probably cost them just as much in cancellation fees as it would have if they had held the event."
"We're still doing incentives," says the meetings department head at a large financial company. "And we still have some business units that are looking international, even with the weakness of the dollar. None of that has changed. But we are spending more wisely and looking closely at our budgets."
Isabel Mahon, director of global sales, Fairmont/Raffles/Swissôtel, has seen a few programs from the financial sector "put on hold," she says, "but for the most part planners are still booking incentives for the future." That doesn't surprise her. "With an economic downturn it becomes even more important to incentivize," she believes.
But companies are doing some fine-tuning when it comes to incentives. One meetings manager noted that his company has changed the qualification standards for a 2009 program. "We used to provide a benchmark qualification level, which meant that a qualifier could hit that level and coast the rest of the year," he explains. "Now we've put a limit on the number of qualifiers, so we have a constant race to the finish, which means [producers looking to qualify] are more apt to continue to sell those products."
Starwood's Lynch says that while financial services firms are continuing to book incentives, some of the programs are now "smaller and shorter. My sense is some companies are changing qualification standards so that we're looking at fewer attendees. And some are cutting costs by dropping a night from a program."
Companies in the insurance sector may be feeling less pain. At Humana, there has been no impact on the meeting schedule as of yet, according to Chuck Lane, director, incentive travel and public relations, for the Green Bay, Wis., healthcare insurer. "Everything is full speed ahead," he says.
Travel Gets Squeezed
"Even though everyone realizes how important meetings are for functions like professional development and training, when sales and profitability are down, meetings are among the first things that get cut," says Edmond Seifried, a professor of economics and business at Lafayette College and chief economist and strategic advisor for BNK Advisory Group in Bethlehem, Pa. "If we're heading for a recession, that means the corporate share of money going toward meetings is in the balance," he says.
Some think the recession is here. A recent survey of professional economic forecasters taken by the National Association of Business Economists found that 56 percent believe that a recession (defined as two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth) has already begun or will begin in 2008. This compares with 45 percent in a similar survey taken in February.
"We've had one recession in the last 18 years," says Seifried. "2008/2009 is the first time since 2001 there's a good chance for another one. I think there's a 50 percent probability."
In response, financial services and insurance companies are reining in travel budgets. A recent UBS Investment Research survey of 80 corporate travel buyers found that 42 percent expect their companies to spend less on air travel this year, up from 26 percent in a UBS poll six months earlier. Among the sectors in the poll, financial services firms reported the largest cuts.
And travel technology provider TRX, which tracks corporate and leisure travel bookings for companies like Orbitz and Expedia, is seeing the same thing. Trip Davis, president and CEO of TRX, says that many corporate travel departments are in a "wait and see" mode when it comes to budgets. At financial services companies, however, "we have seen the implementation of specific cost controls and a drop-off in both transient corporate travel as well as travel involving the hosting and organization of internal and external meetings. And it's not limited to New York. It's clearly affecting money service centers around the world."
The numbers back him up. Depending on the firm, TRX has seen transaction level drops ranging from 5 percent all the way up to 40 percent. "When tough times hit," he says, "travel is one of the first things that gets stopped."
The silver lining in this case is that it's the companies with the direct ties to the mortgage industry that are seeing those large decreases, Davis says, while financial services firms with a more limited exposure to the subprime mess are seeing smaller decreases. And it could be worse. TRX has tracked this kind of information since 1998, and Davis says that when it comes to travel and meetings, the current economic situation is actually better than that of 2001.
"In 2001 you had a complete stoppage, and then a period of 90 to 120 days of 'wait and see' after 9/11," he says. "It was a 10 out of 10 in terms of severity and reaction. Overall, I would rate 2008 a 1, with financial services more like a 5 or a 6."
What Financial Services Needs to Learn from Pharma
In the Eyes of the Public, Perception is Reality.
Back in 2002, pharmaceutical companies were publicized as the bad guys. The economic environment was similar to that of today. The country was recovering from the 2001 downturn, and there was widespread outrage over the unethical business practices of companies like Enron and WorldCom.
Then along came the Kaiser Family Foundation Survey on Physician Incentives, which damaged the credibility of the pharma industry. Released in April 2002, the survey found that 61 percent of doctors received free meals, entertainment, and travel from drug companies that were spending $13 billion a year on promotion — including what were termed educational meetings and events. When that was combined with investigations into illegal kickbacks and pricing scandals, the pressure on the industry to reform itself became irresistible.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America instituted a voluntary Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals in the summer of 2002 that stipulated that the locations of these events be "appropriate," that meals provided be "modest," that pharma companies pay only for healthcare professionals (not spouses) to attend, and that the core of the event be education. Later, in 2003, the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General complemented the voluntary PhRMA Code with its own compliance guidelines.
The immediate result? According to Tamar Hosansky, editor of Financial & Insurance Meetings' sister publication Medical Meetings, with the new emphasis on education, "things like entertainment, cruises, and golf events took a nose dive."
The mandate to meet in "appropriate" locations also had specific implications for planners. According to a 2008 survey by Cutting Edge Information, 52 percent of pharma planners are prohibited from choosing 5-star facilities for their meetings and 43 percent are prohibited from using properties with the word "resort" in their titles.
The long-term impact on planners has been profound as well, Hosansky says. "Legal and compliance are taking much more of an interest in meetings," she notes. And with increased scrutiny of industry practices at the state level, the amount of time spent on compliance issues continues to grow rapidly. "We've seen some planners complain that compliance issues can take up to 50 percent of their time," she says.
So should the financial services industry expect to see a similar kind of situation with its regulators? After all, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority and the SEC have in recent years cracked down on industry practices relating to sales incentives and contests, as well as gifts, travel, and entertainment.
"I don't think that regulators would necessarily increase their scrutiny of meetings and gifts/entertainment because of the credit crisis," says Maribel Gerstner, chief operating officer, Allstate Financial Services LLC. "What I do believe could happen is that lavish events would get bad publicity for any financial services firms that have reported huge write-downs of their assets or reported big losses. This would be similar to the bad publicity financial firms get when they have poor financial results but still hand out big bonuses."
And while most observers say that the financial services industry is not going to see the demise of incentives, programs and sites may be toned down in ways similar to those in the pharma industry. Jennifer Squeglia, CMP, a former planner in the financial services sector who operates her own company, RLC Events in Marlborough, Mass., believes that, in many respects, financial services planners are behaving in a way similar to that of their pharmaceutical-company peers.
"The perception issue, especially in a bad economy, becomes very important," says Squeglia, adding that financial services companies, "that are in the business of handling other people's money," need to be particularly careful in the kind of impression they give with their events.
Which means, according to Squeglia, that financial services planners may, for example, spurn a property with the term "resort" in its title, even in situations where that property could give them just as good a deal as a facility of a different name.
"You don't want to be seen as acting in a way that's too extravagant, particularly in this environment," she says. "And that's very much part of the planner's decision-making process these days."
Five Tips for Finding Value
Be flexible on location. Jessica Crimmins, director of MetLife's Financial Solutions Group and the Business Strategy and Development Department, moved her 2008 Financial Planning/MetDesk Symposium to Anaheim, Calif., and saved $50 per room, per night over her original location.
Go for the travel hubs. Gary Pearson, director, corporate meetings and events, Aon Service Corp., Chicago, moved an internal sales training meeting from a secondary city to Orlando. With better airfare and lower ground transportation costs, he saved more than $50,000.
Be efficient. Patricia Kerr, CMP, director, distribution sales support, Manulife Financial, Waterloo, Ontario, has senior management staff who spend 35 days a year at incentive conferences, With a new conference structure and schedule, she hopes to reduce the number of days lost to seven.
Manage your meals. Heavy hors d'oeuvres receptions rather than sit-down dinners; water coolers rather than bottled waters (an eco-friendly choice too!); $15 food vouchers for getaway days rather than $30 boxed lunches — all helped MetLife's Jessica Crimmins achieve significant savings.
Make it about the education. Toning down the entertainment portion of an event doesn't have to drive down attendance. In the case of Crimmins, her Financial Planning/MetDesk Symposium attendees have to cover their hotel and travel expenses, so the education component of the meeting is crucial. Booking inspiring (yet economical) keynote speakers, compelling educational sessions, and plenty of networking opportunities will make the meeting worth the expense and the effort for attendees, says Crimmins, while providing her company tangible benefits in return.


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You know who doesn't get enough recognition for his accomplishments?
Jose Aldo.
While the UFC featherweight champion is revered as the best in his division, and a pound-for-pound fixture, we don't talk about the 26-year-old Brazilian in the same hushed tones we use to address the likes of Georges St-Pierre, Jon Jones, and Anderson Silva.
While that trio is universally considered among the best champions in UFC history, Aldo's impressive run atop the 145-pound weight class over the last three years and change isn't held in the same esteem.
Unlike his contemporaries in the welterweight, middleweight, and light-heavyweight divisions, Aldo hasn't been afforded the same amount of time in the spotlight, and for many fight fans, he only became a known commodity when he moved from the WEC to the UFC at the start of 2011.
In the three fights he's had since transferring from the little blue cage into the big, bad Octagon, Aldo's most memorable moment is his post-fight celebration following his win over Chad Mendes last January in his native Brazil. There have been highlight-reel finishes during his spectacular 14-fight winning streak, but the best of those moments came outside of the UFC bubble, leading to Aldo being undervalued, despite being every bit as dominant as his more popular and established colleagues.
As it stands now, Aldo is the third longest reigning champion in the UFC, officially edging out Dominick Cruz for the bronze by 26 days. When you run it back to his time in the WEC, "The Brazilian Buzzsaw" has been atop the division since November 18, 2009, leaving him trailing only record-setters Silva and St-Pierre in terms of divisional dominance over the last four years.
So why the lack of recognition from a wider audience?
The likely answer is that Aldo doesn't have a signature victory in the UFC as of yet. He's defended his title thrice, and the most impressive of those performances came in the bout that garnered the least attention — his UFC 142 first-round finish of Mendes.
That could change this weekend, however, as Aldo shares the cage with Frankie Edgar in the main event of UFC 156. A bona fide star and a former UFC champion, Edgar is the most recognizable and respected opponent Aldo has faced in the UFC, and a dominant performance against "The Answer" could propel the featherweight champion to new heights of recognition and respect.
To date, Aldo's greatest performance (in my opinion) was his WEC 48 win over Urijah Faber, the former champion and long-time poster boy for the organization. Though he'd had more explosive finishes up to that point — and has had them since — dismantling "The California Kid" the way he did over five rounds in April 2010 stands out because of Faber's standing within the sport.
That's what makes this fight with Edgar so important.
The Faber win was nearly three years ago now, and came outside of the UFC spotlight, even though it was a pay-per-view main event. Beating Edgar, whom many believe should have reclaimed the lightweight title in his second meeting with Benson Henderson last August, would easily eclipse that victory, and give Aldo a high-profile win that carries weight with casual fans.
But not only does it have the potential to be the biggest win of Aldo's career, it could conceivably be the final time he competes at featherweight as well. Think about it:
Aldo has talked in the past about moving up to lightweight at some point, and it's common knowledge that his weight cut isn't an easy one. As much as the division is starting to heat up, none of the emerging talents have as much name value as Edgar at this point, and it's unlikely they will reach that level either.
Honestly, they also don't have as much name value as some of the top contenders in the lightweight division either.
If he's able to defeat the former lightweight champion on Saturday, there won't be much left for Aldo to do in the 145-pound division. He'll have cemented his standing as not only the unquestioned king of the featherweight division, but also the best 145er of all time, and at just 26 years old, there is plenty of time to move up and start making a run in the 155-pound ranks as well.
Aldo has won 11 consecutive bouts combined between the WEC and UFC, the last six of which have been title fights. In that span, he's vanquished Cub Swanson, Brown, Faber, Manny Gamburyan, Mark Hominick, and Mendes. Add Edgar's name to the end of that list, and you the featherweight equivalent of St-Pierre's run.
The dynamic Brazilian champion is one of the best in the world, the clear fourth horseman riding alongside the French-Canadian welterweight champion, Silva, and Jones.
Unfortunately, right now he's more like the Joey Bishop — you know, the other guy in The Rat Pack with Frank, Dean, and Sammy.

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Obama is the worst president of all time.
Reports: Bill Russell arrested after loaded gun was found in carry-on bag at airport
Legendary NBA center Bill Russell was arrested Wednesday at the Seattle-Tacoma (Sea-Tac) Airport when a loaded handgun was allegedly found in his luggage, according to multiple reports.
KING-5 News and KIRO-TV in Seattle both report that Russell, 79, was arrested after a loaded .38-caliber handgun was found during a Transportation Security Administration screening of his carry-on bag.
Russell reportedly had a permit for the weapon, which was confiscated. KIRO-TV reported that Russell, who has since been released, was cited by the Port of Seattle for carrying a weapon in a prohibited area and that the TSA will assess a monetary penalty.
KOMO News reports additional details.
The 11-time NBA champion was arrested just after 9 p.m. when Transportation Security Administration workers found a loaded .38 caliber Smith & Wesson firearm in his carry-on bag, according to Lorie Dankers with the TSA. The Port of Seattle Police arrested and cited the 79-year-old on a state charge. He was released that night, but his gun was confiscated, according to airport spokesman Perry Cooper.
In addition to winning 11 titles with the Celtics in the 1950s and 1960s, Russell was a five-time MVP and 12-time All-Star during his Hall of Fame career. After retiring in 1969, Russell went on to coach the Celtics, SuperSonics and Kings. The NBA has named its Finals MVP trophy in his honor, and Russell was on hand in Miami in June to present the award to Heat forward LeBron James.
Russell has been honored in countless ways in recent years. The Celtics announced in 2011 that Russell, who lives in Washington state, will be honored with a commemorative statue in Boston's City Hall Plaza that will be unveiled in November. In May of this year, Phil Jackson paid Russell the ultimate basketball compliment, saying that he would select the Celtics center over Michael Jordan if he was starting a team from scratch.
In recognition of his achievements both on and off the court, President Barack Obama awarded Russell the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2011.
"Bill Russell is the former Boston Celtics' Captain who almost single-handedly redefined the game of basketball," a White House statement read. "Russell led the Celtics to a virtually unparalleled string of eleven championships in thirteen years and was named the NBA's Most Valuable Player five times. The first African American to coach in the NBA—indeed he was the first to coach a major sport at the professional level in the United States—Bill Russell is also an impassioned advocate of human rights. He marched with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and has been a consistent advocate of equality."
Please forgive WHO*IS*ESPN's numerous racist rants in here. He was sodomized by various African American males while serving time for check forgery in County. It has given him a rather hostile view.
No doubt, Russell revolutionized basketball as an agile, athletic big man. Mikan couldn't be considered in the same league with him, especially if you are using modern basketball as your barometer. I mean, Russell would be the 66 Corvette compared to Mikan's '32 Model T.
That said, I admired Russell the basketball star but never Russell the man. Although I haven't heard him speak in a few years, the guy always seemed to have a giant chip on his shoulder. While I am well aware of the era he played in, it gets a little stale 30 or 4o years later. Many of us would have loved the life of luxury afforded to pro athletes, no matter the color.
Why would anyone arrest Bill Russell?
Bill Russel is an ultra-liberal. What's he doing with a gun?
I HOPE NOT but sound like his Brain isn't as Quick as it used to because u bring a Gun to the Airport either u forgot that u had been hiding it in said Bag or the Wheels are not turning & the Train is starting to go off the Track.
Well he picked a Solid Backup Piece to have, .38 S&W almost Guaranteed to work every time an spit out 6 Solid .38 Caliber Bullets. That Belongs on your Ankle or your House, even the Wifes Purse.
come on 6'11" Black 100 years old and looking like a black Herman Munster Bill Russell don't need no gun. That dude is scary enough. bet the gun didn't have any bullets.
Okay, but why do we need a recap of his accomplishments because he was caught with a gun in the airport?
old senile basturd
I get this feeling that Bill's elevator doesn't go to the top floor anymore.
Really sorry to hear this. He was one of my heroes. not just for basketball, but he impressed me as being very imntelligent
Damn! Bill ain't you got something better to do?
He's losing it. How else do you forget a loaded gun in your carry-on? An unfinished 16oz. bottle of water, yes, but a loaded gun?
He would have bin better off with a body guard, they don't confiscate them!
one of worst coach in Sac,Kings were awful with him,I remember seeing him noding off during games
I'm surprised the NRA isn't rallying to this man's defense. I mean, the weapon was legally owned and permitted, right? Oh yeah, wrong color human. The NRA defends the gun rights of whites only.
Many people carry a gun and travel with one. And yes, the gun is loaded. Why wouldn't it be? A gun doesn't help very much for self-defense if it's not loaded.
What I'd like to see is the TSA not blow a gasket but instead let folks either pack their firearm (or any other prohibited carry-on item) in their checked baggage, or allow them to go and get it packaged by a third party (perhaps an in-airport UPS Store) so that it can be added as a separate luggage item or mailed to the destination (or mailed home). But to expect decent customer service from the TSA is probably asking way, way too much.
And I suppose it is also too much to expect people to rationally discuss this without discussing his skin color, or height, or age, or without expressing an unwarranted fear of someone who has a gun.
Why do so many posters bring up the color of his skin? It has NOTHING to do with the issue. And please don't respond by lecturing me on the state of race relations in this world.
Has he gone senile?
Who knew he could shoot?
I suggest if you have received a Presidential Medal of Freedom you be allowed to carry like an air marshall.
And he was released? ANYONE else is rotting in a cell to made an example of by TSA. Typical n**g with fame
did he forget what color skin he was for a minute? lol.
what changed the game was
(now..when I see ALLEGEDLY and REPORTEDLY in the same article ...I think..
this article and it's substance is
that's all folks
it was George Mikan who single handedly changed the game of basketball. They changed the layout of the court because of him. Sure Russell was great, but give credit where it is due.
Really not a big deal, of course, but I do wonder why Russell feels the need to travel with a gun. Maybe he just normally stores it in that bag in his closet when he's at home, and forgot it was in there when he packed?
IS he getting senile and forget that his gun was loaded?
So, a 7 foot black man with a loaded gun tries to board an airplane....
because it's the law and if they didn't they could all lose their jobs...
@DavidBlank5 Face it. Lots of people nod off at Kings games and in Sacramento in general.
@Nosmo_King I have had a concealed weapons permit since the mid-90s and am a lifetime member of the NRA. I'm certain the NRA would not come to my aid either even though I'm supposedly a member of the so-called "white privilege" race.
It's called breaking the law and EVERYONE who has a concealed weapons permit is aware of it. Your comment was either based in lack of knowledge of how the process works or it was race bating. Either way you're mistaken.
By the way Mr. Russell made a mistake and I don't think any less of him for it because he appeared to have handled it well with the TSA and police. It's also a mistake that I could also make though I work hard not to.
@Nosmo_King Spoken like a true race-baiter. He was carrying a loaded gun in his carry on bag. Just because you have a permit doesn't mean you can carry a loaded weapon on a frickin' plane. Holy cow. And do you have any idea how many black members the NRA has? I didn't think so. And quit whining about the guy's race.
@Chip Actually for most flights and destinations you CAN check a firearm in as baggage. You just have to do it before you get to the security area, such as the ticket counter. Also the firearm has to be in some form of carry case and must be unloaded.
Always check local laws at the destination airport for quirky rules on transporting and storing the weapon after arriving. Some cities have some very draconian laws about possession even if you're not a convicted criminal.
@Chip Dude. He was carrying a handgun, in his carryon bag, onto a plane. Airport security did their job.
@Hyperbole77 A very good question, actually.
@SteveCrowell I respectfully disagree
Steve, there are already too man privileged folks in the world without a former NBA player having a privilege to carry a weapon on a plane.
@WHO*IS*ESPN Typical white racist rant--can't even write a coherent sentence.
Wow, now we need to consider the wider range of dermatological for maintaining a good memory?
@laurielynn78 What do you have against Russel? Who cares who changed the game first. Michael Jordan changed the game, Magic, hell even Kobe, Kareem, Larry, and even Lebron. Each in their own way. LOL
@laurielynn78 only one player can change a game?
@leehwgoc Well of course he forgot it was in his bag; and why do you wonder why he "feels the need to travel with a gun"? Could it be that he doesn't want to be unarmed if some thief or carjacker decides that this old guy is an easy target? I do agree that this isn't a big deal, I'm glad to hear he is among those Americans that travel armed.
@cbarlow , those were my first thoughts.
dumb reasoning. anyone is allowed to legally carry in most states. Midgets and 7 footers.
@JHammer I'm very aware that you can check a firearm as baggage. That's certainly what Mr. Russell should have done. What I'm suggesting is that it would be nice if the TSA allowed passengers to make provisions for prohibited items that they accidentally carried into the security area vs. having to lose those items and be fined / charged with a crime / etc.
@XzoticSpade Dude. I know they were doing their job. I expressed an opinion on why what they're doing is not the best way to do it.
My point is that default assumption that "carrying a gun = bad guy trying to destroy a plane" is unwarranted. In many cases, "carrying a gun = person who typically carries for self-defense made an error and forgot to leave the gun home / store in luggage." But instead of accepting that a mistake was made and giving the passenger a chance to correct it - a mistake that didn't hurt anyone, BTW - he's now treated as a criminal.
I accept that those who cited and fined him are doing their job. But I'm suggesting that the rules should be changed.
@johnnydee @leehwgoc Ok, what if a person without fame did this? You think it is ok not knowing their motives. please, let me know what planes you fly so I can take another one
@johnnydee @MichaelO'Donnell Lighten up, dude, he's just pointing out the cynical humor of the situation.
@johnnydee @MichaelO'Donnell NOT in an airport they aren't
@RayIsBipolar Where did I suggest that loaded guns should be allowed as a carry-on item in a plane?
@Chip @XzoticSpade What the hell is wrong with the people fighting this charge like Russell didn't do anything wrong? The reason the planes were hijacked with box cutters and not guns on 9/11 is the fact that guns are not allowed on a plane. Can you imagine how easy it would be to take over a plane if guns were allowed on a plane? Would you really hop on a plane with a bunch of strangers with loaded weapons flying across the nation? Use common sense folks, guns do not belong on planes, EVER!!


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My solution for groups in reason
What about a new master section for group effects. Just call it group section, nothing fancy.
Each group section goes into the master section and can allow X amount of combinators to be routed to it. A direct routing system (multiple inputs and one out to master section) to eliminate the need for so many spiders, obviously the master section would need to have 'group inputs' added so that these groups can be fed directly to the master section for the final touches (just under the send/return ports?). Volume faders can still be changed individually and when you're happy with the mix of that particular section you can 'lock all tracks' and the overall volume can be lowered or raised but not individual channels when in lock mode. Also when in lock mode there should be a 'freeze section' button which will make all tracks unavailable for editing and bounce them down into one audio file, which will free up more cpu/dsp usage as these tracks will now be bypassed. This can be quickly undone by clicking edit (next to freeze) which will allow you to edit and bounce the new take onto the same audio track but on a different lane (for quick A/B referencing)
Maybe having FreezeLock would be a better idea, so only once you have added any effects to the master sections sibling, adjusted channel volumes and are ready to have it bounced to audio should you press this which will lock all tracks, bounce it to audio and have that edit button handy just in case you got it wrong. You can still adjust the overall volume of the track on the audio channel.
When the group section combinator is collapsed in the sequencer then all tracks connected to it will also be collapsed, this will help with big project files no doubt.
This would be found under utilities and can be placed anywhere in the rack for easy grouping and without anyone having to sacrifice their workflow/layout. All gain no pain.
This is my idea of a solution to group routing whilst also trying offer some more features that would greatly benefit many users. I can't see how this would be a problem and think it would be a very smooth transition for all reason users, no need for learning how to do something new but just being able to do it because it fits in seamlessly with the rack.
Ps. If any of the propellerheads staff are reading this, I would like to say thankyou for taking the time to read my essay and I hope it was a good read for you. If this gets any consideration and passed along the propellerheads line for serious review then a further thankyou is in order because I know that typing this up was worth it.
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I'm not even close to being near anywhere remotely within sight of your skill level, but from where I'm at it looks awesome.
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Good thumbs, word on the street is the key to getting the movement and emotion out if through doing a lot of thumbs. Heads are looking good, very good perspective study you've got going on. I can just imagine these faces and characters fully finished in environments and with things going on, looks good in my head!
Personally, I think the biggest suggestion you'll hear is to not worry about or concentrate on your style, but rather to just draw how you draw and get your anatomy and foundation skills down first, then the style just seems to appear one day and you roll with it.
These quick grayscales are looking good, have you worked with any color?
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Masmak, cheers mate. Good to see a fellow Aussie here. A bit chilly in sydney though and thanks for the mega compliment though i don't deserve it.
IanE, I been looking at your progress, solid solid. Did I mention you have patience!. good thing and thanks for the advice, and yes your are right about styles. I have worked with colours, but me being cursed with it have dropped it, also I want to build more foundation with anatomy, perspective and form. Only using black just get the forms is good I think, but I have a feeling it will somehow effect when I get onto colour, but for now just getting values right is hard enough.
These are pretty much my last colour stuff, occassionally made colour stuff but hardly since I got really down to anatomy and figure. some stuff from daily sketch group at cgtalk.com.
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you should spend more time on the pencil sketch - it alwais comes first - and the PS...
Nice heads, and the little figure studies are pretty good, too. Keep posting.
Icey, your are right, I haven't done much pencil recently. As soon as I fix my camera I will post some drawing class sketches..
Balooga, thanks.
Just quick sketches from ref, clothed figures?
Sweet works! I love the gesture and faces! It amazes me how many faces you can draw with distinct features!
Hello, good sir, I have been waiting for the time you start a sketchbook so I can return the comments you have left on mine as they are always insightful and a true lil happy moment of my day.
I like your faces and gestures, the faces are stylised very well and it looks pretty uncluttered.. Only crit I can give is that the shadows under some of the eyeballs just don't look right, as if they're a bit too long.
Love the lil digital of the kiddie in the bed - most adorable
The last two guys have some anatomical errors in terms of the respective of their lower halves, I think you rushed into the clothing too fast there
K, I'm done, waiting for more!
Thanks Look.
AngryScientist, thanks for the comment. You know, I read through your post and felt like I got caught in the act. The biggest problem I have at the moment with facial features is the eyelid. I know how it works but my hand refuses to draw them as I know them.... yeah..so practice hey? And your comment about the clothing being rushed..and...lower half... how did you know? i have always drawn figure top half so when it comes to bottom half I get lost.....bah.. Thanks for your comments and your compliments too.
so an update, I am planning on drawing at least one face from ref each day.. and mix some stuff, anatomy, free drawing or perspective. My worst fears are all there. crits and comments again are most welcome.
Again from ref.
So trying to do the bottom half.. anatomy...stuff..
sweet start!
I'm always amazed by people who have such a great grasp of light and form.
Keep posting!
Love the second face and the anatomy study! And of course the first is awesome, but the second one wins because of the expression.
I'm still not skilled enough to find anything to crit, so...
Yet more consistently great work. Keep it up!
How do you paint like that cause i just can't paint it's so anoying I guess I need more practice it gets me so frusturated!
Link to my new sketch book...
http://adanrenaud.x10.mx<<< active portfolio
http://flipthemaster.carbonmade.com/ << link is dead
glikster, thanks, I hardly have any understanding of form and lighting working on it though.
Masmak, cheers mate. Yeah he did have a funky expression, as you probably know I am not good at drawing expression....list of things to do seems to grow daily......
flip the master, hardly call that painting, just trying to see things in values, no different to rendering in pencil just quicker with a paint brush in PS I guess. YOU ARE 14!!! so take your time.. your stuff is awsome so.. stop whinging...
[EDIT] some life drawings, I think these were 15~20 mins. Sorry for the crap quality, I am shocking at taking pictures.. I will post more at home....
Last edited by bumskee; June 21st, 2005 at 10:39 PM.
playing with texture, I hardly ever use texture brush, usually default.. didn't really bother with the form..
bah, took too long so I stuffed it half way through. Don't like her face and the hair looks stuffed.... might fix her up later..
At least one drawing/painting from ref, so here's today's one..
Critsmost welcome.
hi, nice stuff and a fellow "painter", if i understood right you like to sketch with colors instead of lines and such.
nice stuff and interesting style!
keep on updating and drawing/painting !
Thanks hurricane, I been drawing/painting so much more since I frequented CA. It's great, so many damn talented people...
Just mucking around.
don't know what this is suppose to be..
At least one drawing/painting from ref, todays. Not sure if he's crying or making funny a face, couldn't quite tell.
crits most welcome.
Face studies... I need to draw more and work on the eye... bah.....why is it so damn hard??? just trying out some faces, not sure if I like any of them.. more to come.
more faces...
just scribbling..
sort of like what I do when I get up in the morning...
one more before going to bed...... came out a lot freakier than I intended to..
nice, very nice.... U have storyboard potential.... i like it.. u get stars..
Mainloop- man i must be dyslexic.. cuz i thought you asked how many people are on lsd
Thanks Vigostar.
more faces...hmm.. don't really like them..hmm hmmm... better do some reference drawing tomorrow.. ..
Nice stuff, I really like your ps paintings and your use of lighting. The way you do a bunch of thumbnails is nice to look at to, cause they're all good .
you have great stuff.. i would really like to see some more finalized work from you though.. i know your capable of doing so top notch work... keep on posting...
Mainloop- man i must be dyslexic.. cuz i thought you asked how many people are on lsd
kickass man, i love your style!
are u studying anywhere uni etc or working somewhere full time, or freelance or anything?
Steel Buddha, Thanks man!!!
vigostar, yeah I know I should do some big finished stuff but not satisified with my level at the moment.. inspired yet intimidated at the same time. Especially looking at all the mega talented people on CA, yours included of course, so when I feel a bit more comfortable I might do something big, for now just go with the black and white and stick figures.
hey Rodrigo,
Thanks man, your work is really impressive...really...I talked to my art director about your work today!! he was amazed at your level. I told him how old you are and stuff, Art school and all. Awsome man hope you keep up your work. Him and me we were pretty intimidated by your work, hahahah we were like, "geeeze how good is this guy???"
I work at an agency by the way, designer. So not really related to drawing and stuff, but I love drawing and been drawing for about 4 years..
well anyways.. update for today, decided to do some shoes.. threw it on my desk and did some 15~20mins with Photoshop.
don't wear these...i hate them..
shiney shoes..don't wear these either..
your last posts were an incredible process to watch at. i guess you found your way to sketch a form and shade straight to the important shadows. i especially like the anatomy and motion studies!
roll the dice, keep them coming!
very nice work, i love those figures, especially the one of you getting up in the morning
dariocoelho, thanks for the compliments.
Hayabusa, yeah.. I might do it up again this weekend but with faces and add some props too. thanks.
quick update, drawing is getting harder......
nice going Bumskee.... keep the momentum flowing,..!
Mainloop- man i must be dyslexic.. cuz i thought you asked how many people are on lsd
Hi man, just wanted to say that i dig your stuff a lot dude.
I really like the post from June 22nd and June 23nd, looking great!
Draw draw draw!


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Frankfurt priced out of Bendtner move
Eintracht Frankfurt CEO Heribert Bruchhagen has tempered talk of completing the signing of Arsenal striker Nicklas Bendtner.
Bendtner, 25, is expected to seal another move away from Emirates Stadium this summer, having spent last season on loan at Juventus.
Frankfurt coach Armin Veh confirmed the club's interest in the Denmark international this week, but Bruchhagen has said they may not be able to afford his wages.
Bruchhagen told Die Welt: "Chances are slim that Nicklas Bendtner will be joining us.
"He is simply in a different salary class and even if we would be able to pay those wages, he cannot deceive our key players.
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Slovak Program
Connections with the Slovak Lutheran Church of the Augsburg Confession began with the invitation to Zuzana Mankova, a seminary student, to spend a year at Roanoke College in 1998-99. That experience was so rewarding for both the college and Slovak church that we invited Igor Feldy, another student at the Lutheran seminary in Bratislava, to attend Roanoke College in 1999-2000.
Following the two Slovaks who came as students, Roanoke College then invited Slovak doctoral students to teach at the college. There have been four Slovak doctoral students who have taught at the college--Magdalena Sevcik (2000-2001), Darina Kusnirova (2001-2002), and Lubomir Batka (2002-2003). Zuzana Mankova, who first came as a student, returned as an visiting instructor in 2005-2006. Meanwhile, Miroslav Batka, a student of economics and international relations, attended Roanoke for his full undergraduate education, beginning in the fall of 2003 and ending in the spring of 2007. During the 2010-2011 year the Slovak program was enlivened by the presence of Michael and Katherina Valco at Roanoke College as Copehaver Scholars, with additional support from the Center. The Valcos taught two courses in the fall term and gave several public lectures. In the spring Lubomir Batka, newly elected Dean of the Evangelical Faculty of Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia, visited Roanoke College for a week of lectures and reports.
Two Roanoke College professors have had extended teaching service in Slovakia. Paul Hinlicky, the Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies, was a professor at the Lutheran seminary for six years (1993-1999), where he taught students who have now become doctoral candidates and have taught at Roanoke College. He continues to visit Slovakia to lecture and consult. In the winter term of 2009, Professor Hinlicky led a Semester Abroad Program in Bratislava, Slovakia, for Roanoke College students. Robert Benne, the Director of the Center, has taught two six-week seminars in Christian ethics at the seminary in the spring of 2003 and the fall of 2004.
Slovak students are supported academically by tuition grants from the college. But there are many more expenses to be covered during their stays here--insurance, board and room, and books. Students work while they are here but other funding sources must take up the slack. These are provided by donations from churches and individuals to the Slovak line of the Center's budget. If your church or you are interested in helping to support these students, you are invited to contribute to this cause through the Center.
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Holy Week Services and Easter Sunday Masses
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8:00 p.m. - Easter Vigil
Easter Sunday Masses
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9:30 a.m.
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6:00 p.m. at the Oratory
There will NOT be a LifeTeen Mass at 5:30 p.m. on Easter Sunday.
St. Philip Neri
19th Annual Italian Festival
Thursday, May 15, 2014
5 – 9 pm
Friday, May 16, 2014
11:30 am to 1:30 pm (Lunch Only)
5:00 – 10:00 pm
(Full Festival)
Saturday, May 17, 2014
9:00 am (2nd Annual Cannoli Run)
11 am – 8 pm
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The Continuing the Mission Debt Reduction Campaign has begun. Please return the pledge card that you received in the mail during the week of October 13th. For additional information, please pick up a Debt Reduction Campaign Brochure in the Gathering Space at the church, or refer to the Continuing the Mission Debt Reduction Campaign page within this website.


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Debunking Summer Health Myths
Medical Author: Melissa Stoppler, M.D.
Medical Editor: William C. Shiel, Jr, MD, FACP, FACR
As children, most of us heard lots of health advice. Unfortunately, some of it, however well-intentioned, was medically incorrect. See if you've ever heard - or believed - any of these common summer health myths.
- "Wait a half hour after eating before you can safely go swimming." This one seemed almost universally accepted when I was a child and is still believed today. The myth involves the possibility of suffering severe muscle cramping and drowning from swimming on a full stomach. While it's true that the digestive process does divert the circulation of the blood toward the gut and to a certain extent, away from the muscles, the fact is that an episode of drowning caused by swimming on a full stomach has never been documented....


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